Sony presents entry/mid-level smartphones: Xperia SP and Xperia L

Sony is planning on unveiling two more devices this Spring as a follow up to its flagship the Xperia Z, which was just recently released in January. This time the devices that were presented today were mid- and entry level smartphones. Not everyone can afford or feels they need a phone as high-performing and innovative as the Xperia Z, so Sony created two ''lower'' level, yet still technologically-sound and very cool-looking additions to their Xperia family: Xperia SP and Xperia L.

The exterior chassis, as opposed to more unimaginative devices like the Samsung Galaxy S4, is nicely crafted with an aluminum frame, decorated with its typical transparent light bar which works simultaneous as a notifier and mood ring to match your phone's color scheme, which strobes tastefully to your music. What's more, it has the signature power key matching the ones on the Xperia Z and ZL. It won't have any shortcomings in terms of apps either and will offer the signature media apps known to Sony, like Walking, Album and Movie apps.

More Xperia SP specifications:

Dimensions: 0.39'' thick (all we know so far, though It will have similar dimensions to the Xperia Z)

Weight: 5.29 oz

Chassis colors: black, white and red

Camera: 8MP Exmor R sensor on back

Networks: LTE support

Battery: unknown

Camera Phone with some perks

The Xperia L is the entry-level device, which offers a bit more than basic functionality, all the while keeping the typical Sony Xperia sleek style. It's a 4.3'' WVGA device, operated by a 1GHz dual-core S4 SoC, holding 1 GB Ram and a mere 8 GB of internal storage. But where it makes its mark is being a camera phone with 8MP Exmore R lens with both HRD stills and video. It even offers more than satisfactory pictures taken at night or against a strong back light. Battery life is low, but not ridiculously low at 1700 mAh and the device supports NFC.

Loie Favre found her way to her present passion for Android and smartphone technology after experiencing an epiphany when she held her Galaxy Note 2. From that point onwards, you can find her with her nose buried in countless Android apps and different smartphone models, and thanking her lucky stars that she gets to work at something she loves.